COVID-19 has disrupted the global economy. Unsurprisingly ocean freight, which accounts for 90% of world trade, took a huge brunt of this disruption. Freight forwarders have all felt the fallout of the continuous reduction in demand for shipping. It makes sense to differentiate your freight forwarding business with the rampancy of commoditization of freight forwarder […]

Many freight forwarders have seen a drop in demand for their services since COVID-19 locked most of the world down. 2020 showed us how fragile our international global economy could be. Even as lockdowns begin to wane, we are likely to continue to see the fallout of this pandemic into 2021. How we live our […]

2020 has been a turbulent year for ocean shipping. Despite the challenges presented by the virus, we at BlueX are confident that the global economy will steer towards more favorable waters once lockdowns are lifted. Until then, we are helping ocean carriers to minimize the impact of COVID-19 and prepare them for the new reality […]

Freight forwarders in 2020 are facing an increasing number of challenges that keep growing as the years go by—the only significant difference between 2019 and 2020 COVID-19. It’s the elephant in the room that freight forwarders can’t avoid. While many of these challenges listed below are not new, they have been exacerbated by the effects […]

With 90% of world trade transported by sea, it’s fair to say everyone in shipping will feel the sting of the COVID-19 pandemic, with shippers tremendously affected by the economic slowdown. However, COVID-19 presents shippers with the opportunity to fundamentally change how they ship to create resilient business models to not only sail through crises […]